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Alexandrina Hemsley

Founder and Creative Director, Yewande 103

Alexandrina Hemsley

Founder Alexandrina Hemsley started Yewande 103 in 2020 as a container for their established creative practice and to formalise and expand their values of care, support and connection. 

Yewande is Alexandrina’s middle name. It means, ‘mother has returned’. There is a tender determination and commitment to both uphold and further understand intergenerational, cyclical patterns of expression and repair.

Yewande 103 (Y103) is a Black, disabled-led, neurodiverse, survivor-led, parent-led dance organisation founded in July 2020 by Alexandrina Hemsley. We foreground the overlaps between dance & mental health for our audiences & participants via immersive, accessible, nationwide dance. Yewande 103 nurture tender, compassionate encounters with creativity.

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La fondatrice Alexandrina Hemsley ha avviato Yewande 103 nel 2020 come contenitore per la sua pratica creativa consolidata e per formalizzare ed espandere i suoi valori di cura, sostegno e connessione.

Yewande è il secondo nome di Alexandrina. Significa “la madre è tornata”. C’è una tenera determinazione e un impegno a sostenere e comprendere ulteriormente i modelli ciclici intergenerazionali di espressione e riparazione.

Yewande 103 (Y103) è un’organizzazione di danza nera, guidata da disabili, neurodiversi, sopravvissuti e genitori, fondata nel luglio 2020 da Alexandrina Hemsley. Mettiamo in primo piano le sovrapposizioni tra danza e salute mentale per il nostro pubblico e i nostri partecipanti attraverso una danza coinvolgente, accessibile e di portata nazionale. Yewande 103 alimenta incontri teneri e compassionevoli con la creatività.

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